New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-28
FOR AND AGAINST SHARP.
MR.. PARsoNs's PLEA FOR AsTAY.
ARGUMENTS " MR., MARITIME AND Mr.. SIcoIL FOR

ARGUMENTS " Mr.. MARITIME AND Mr.. N1coLL FOX
THE PEoPLE-A FURTHER HEARING TODAY
Public interest In the sharp appears to DC
The OF Oyer and Terminer was again crowded
yesterday by congregation Of respectable looking men
and few VIZ men who had assembled TO hear continue
ton Of the argument for stay OF proceedings Deiore
Justice Potter. When at half past 10 o'clock tue Judge
entered and took bis seat under the canopy from WHICH
have echoed OF Fish and Ward ana Jaehhe
and McQuade and O'Nel and finally Jacob Sharp him.
self, scarcely . seat in the large courtroom was
un occupied Counsel both the prosecution and the
defence prompt In their attendance. Inc ou'ky
forms OF Mr. MARITIME the side and OK W. Bourke
Cochran the other took up nearly onehalf OF the
tables at which they respectively sat. Mr. Neol frsky
expectant at the right elbow OF his superior the
District Attorney while Mr. semple smiled on the other
side of that public tunctionary Mr. Parsons sun
Drowned grave with his legs crossed while his
lips and fingers INDUCED in little spell OF preliminary
play with his eyeglasses Colonel stckney spread him.
self the table he scribbed away with all the
energy Of sehooboy writing his first composition on
the horse Ex-Judge Nelson AID ex-Judge Fullerton
were absent Peter Mitchell at the end OF the table.
where Jacob Sharp pathetcaly bowed his head two
weeks ago receive his OF imprisonment Mr.
Garfield appeared and disappeared at intervals through
out the day.
Justice Potter looked as grim a feuda tower, his
curly iron gray hair and uft OF wb kers on his chin re-
.embing the messy growth of years around the summit
Mr.. Parsons deliberately and almost solemnly
his argument In continuation OF the pie OF MI
Cochran day before His speech lacked the fervency
and the nuency OF his young Irish associate.
but his sentences were clean cut and
telling in their delivery. II Observable
that Judge made frequent notatous the
ment advanced. The language seemed to stand forth
like unadorned skeleton OF tho law, entirely destitute
OF dress prepared for that which the calm judgment
OF the court might be pleased TO clothe 1t with
Mr. Parsons started forth II with adesire to reinforce
the OF the court In regard 10 any action that
might taken In favor OF the prisoner The defence
had the right he insisted to urze their client
view the by higher tribunal whore reasonable
doubt existed as to the methods by which conviction
had been secured lie cited the action OF
Justice Barrett himself in granting stay
In the OF Foster. the "car-hook murderer"
though the public opinion respecting the guilt of the
prisoner pronounced In the OF sharp, and
the Judgment OF the lower court was subsequently, az
nrcd aud the Defendant banged lie also cited tho
case Edward stoses tried The murder OF James
Fisk The stayin celebrated had been grained
by less inrist than the Hon Moan Davis iudge
in whose footsteps any judge may safely follow lie
read mpressyely the LANGUAGE OF JUSTICE nayiss de;
cison III granting the stay wherein he SAID ne regretted
the action. hut felt impelled TO his course by tho
ssa Standpoint ''M I've Asked |aa ba%
could re'ul, 70 the public and BY cara grant
Appeals sustain The Judgment Jacob Sharp would be the
only sufferer nasmuch a. he would then have to work
CONSUMED In Ludlow street Jail while waiting Tor tho de-
cl.ion TO be made known Mr. Parsons proceeded
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constituent Tor very purpose pa.sei upon all que'
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woare hers as lawyers In the DISCHARGE Of solemn
ak wbstner there anything THIS DO refused
combated which In all ordinary cases acknowledged 10 DO
pressure winch do not al
that such influences prevail
Mr. Parsons then referred the charges made at the
beginning OF the trial that efforts had been made to
brine the jury The DistrictAttorney bad male this
statement n tho OF jurors already selected aud
not yet sworn and the statement went broadcast and
read by those from among whom the jury must be
completed Yet Justice Barrett mad ruled that in order
10 relieve from this disadvantage by any pro
ceedngs substantatng simple denial tie defence must
be the actors lie next cci,sa ths prosecution or
Justice who swors nat he had seen the men connected
city and county of New-York had oesn served upon
them there.
empty sham. as the prosecuting officers knew Just how
much value attached 10 the procedure but they had
wne-ss. against the prisoner and left jury infer
guilt OF sharp from these circumstances He also
ment to Phelps a lobbyist unfair and ted
The statement hsd been made that Phelps received from
To the DC paid THIS all done TO show that
sharp "" holding relations with q lobbyist
| that he was handling large bills, that
he wrangled over the payment OF money. The
h ,o' Of ne psss. o.
lie called attention 10 tho appeals made In behalf Of tho
convicted Aldermen. lie he dissenting Opinions
Judges Rpallo and Earl Ia the Jaehne favor
able 10 the theory OF possible error In the compiler case
Rapao .rpres,ei an opinion 20 the effect thai case
free from doubt there was reason 10 pause and
thoroughly the tAcis and evidence before affirm
Mr Parson. closed hs argument at 1890 and Mr..
lie .poss largely from his printed brief adding occa.
sonal comments A. DC went along Among other things
he saiG
Wa bex IN ,nbmt 10 the learned court that the
asked 70 we're made BY an A'oe,a,e
s ac0s a. n. 0 hS. ss Of ,Hs g. & to % GI
associates. and Of whom be said with
to s % s.d and s sA1 Ss
tho STATE while errors Of law may Va committed BY any
justice trsd this case in criminal trial.. and his
h.,s nsmaria5is case. snt. ranE. unusual weight
They are pioneer cases The Pc pie - J.ssns ra' h mrs.
every ca. hsrs,oor, .risi ne r1I
seiion IN Tho OYER and Termihsr unlfo
proved ~ the appellate courts
Mr. Wartime replied point by point TO me brel and ar
guments OF defence citing authorities 10 overturn the
rs"sss vas taken until J. Upon resssembhns Mr. Mar.
tine resumed but soon gave way to Mr. Nieoll
Mr. Nico continued the argument and volt at greater
length upon the several points raised tie paid partcu
lar attention to the subject Of tho admission OF the es
that The latter right refuse answer Tie had
consulted Mr. Bliss and Mr. Chittendep as counsel and
Committee and 70 tell everything just as u ~n"
II. had thsrsby waived III, constitutional right
this privilege by such action Mr. Nco read very iuly
frou the code OF procedure decisions and statutes In
support OF tho theory OF the prosecution that this os
properly a'imssibe and then clinched his ar
gument oy saying that District Attorneys Office in
desire make their ground more thoroughly tsna
be had asked the opinion OF oxJustce Noah Davis and
that gushed ust had declared II to be his ballot
thai the testimony could properly go before the jury
AT $40 o'clock Justice Potter interrupted Mr. Nicoll,
who said in reply interrogatory. that he would
require additional hour hour aud half In which TO
finish the counsel the defence have decided 70
avail themselves OF the right TO close. adjournment
taken until ii o'clock this morning Both sides wiz
undoubtedly complete their arguments to-day but dc
csion Is not expected for several days and elaborate
opinion by Justice Potter "a looked for lie has in
w.e reflected his Vows the subject by his aotions In
court He listens Atentfyeiy 70 all that 10 said makes
frequent and apparently extended notes. out asks
questions.